Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)

Udupi, May 20: “The countdown has begun for the new academic year and all preparations are being done to begin government schools throughout the state,” said education minister Madhu Bangarappa.

He was speaking at a prelude meeting of MLC elections at the district Congress Bhavan office in Brahmagiri here on Monday.

Madhu further said, “From the current academic year itself, 500 schools of Karnataka will be upgraded to that of Karnataka Public School (KPS). CSR funds are being garnered for the same. That responsibility will be shouldered by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. In the next three years another 3000 KPS schools will begin functioning in the state."

“This year 20% grace marks were given to SSLC students for their welfare. This will be restricted only to this year. From the current academic year there will be no grace marks for students writing the SSLC annual examinations," Bangarappa said.

Ashok Kumar Kodavoor, Manjunatha Bhandary, M A Gafoor, Mamata Gatty, K Jayaprakash Hegde, Kishan Hegde, P M Shahid, P M Mohammed, Veronica Cornelio, Ayanur Manjunatha, K K Manjunatha, Prasad Raj Kanchan, Ramesh Kanchan and Bhaskar Rao Kidiyoor were present.